The Clifton clarion., 1887-09-14
GOODBYE, GERONIMO.
The President Wii, Not Permi
 His Return.

day morning from a two months absence in the East. The princi- pal object of his visit was to con- suit the President in relation to the Apache troubles in this Terri tory, and see if some measures could not be devised to rid Arizona from the danger which constantly threatens 1t from murderous h. dian raids. Upon his arrival in Washington, Mark went to the White House, but was prevented for some days in executing his mission by the presence of num- erous and constantly arriving del egations from various sections of the country, who came to solicit visits from the President. Having travelled several thousand miles, however, our delegate finally de- termined that he would see the President, and chased him out to his country seat. Here he found the chief magistrate of fifty mil lions of people alone, and busily engaged in matters of State. The President received him very kindly, and indulged in a hearty laugh when Mark, by way of introduc- tion, informed him that he had come as a committee of one to ask him to visit Tombstone on his Western trip. Upon broaching the object of his visit the Presi- dent listened with grave attention while Mark poured into his ears the story of Arizona's chief trouble, frequently interrupting him by questions, and evincing an earnest determination to get at the truth. When Mark told him of the mas sacre of Grace and Billy Diehl, during the last raid, the President expressed open astonishment, and intimated that through official sources he had learned that these parties had been killed by Mexi- cans, and that the only damage done on the raid was the killing of few cattle, and the alarming of the people. When Mark had con- cluded his statement, the Presi- dent said that when he ordered the removal of Geronimo and his band to Florida he firmly believed that he had put a
 STOP FOR ALL TIME
 to Apache deviltry in Arizona; and had he imagined for all instant that such was not the case he would not have rested until every turblent Indian had been removed from the Territory. Continuing, the President stated that almost daily since the removal of Geroni- mo he had been importuned by prominent persons in the East, and by delegations from humane societies, to permit the murderer's return, with his band, to Arizona, the parties preferring the request claiming to have indisputable proof that Geronimo, instead of being the bloodthirsty fend pie tured by Arizonians, was the vic tim of desperate, Iawless class, which in the main constituted the population of Arizona; who had stolen his cattle, killed and out ragged his people, and finally forced him to go upon the warpath in self-defense. "The pressure upon me was enormous" said the Presi- dent, ''but after a thorough inves- tigation of the matter, 1 was more fully confirmed on my previous opinion that the removal of Ger onimo was right and proper. He is now in Florida, and you may rest assured that he will never again trouble the people of Arizona" that the President was even more than favorably disposed to look at the Apache problem from his own standpoint, our del egate then suggested the advisa- bility of disarming the Indians; pointing out that as they were amply provided for by the Govern ment, and not obliged to hunt for subsistence, that they had no use for weapons; and that furthermore if they were dlsarmed, they would be no longer constant menace to the lives and property of our peo-